E&E Seminar: “Fighting for fitness: integrating behavioral, hormonal, and neurogenomic perspectives on the evolution of female competition” by Sara Lipshutz (Loyola University)
November 29, 2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
SELE 4289
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Download iCal FilePlease join us on Nov. 29th at 12:30 in SELE 4289 for "Fighting for fitness: integrating behavioral, hormonal, and neurogenomic perspectives on the evolution of female competition" by Sara Lipshutz (Loyola University)
Host: Angie Salles & Ignacio Escalante Meza
Abstract: Cultural biases shape our predictions for how and why animals behave the way they do, and female animals have historically been neglected in biological research. New to Loyola University of Chicago, the Lipshutz Lab studies the evolution of female competition and reproduction across diverse avian species, ranging from territorially aggressive songbirds to socially polyandrous shorebirds. Our work bridges “muddy boots” experimental fieldwork with a variety of molecular and computational approaches in genomics, neuroscience, and endocrinology. Critically, hypotheses derived from studying males (i.e. testosterone focus) do not explain interspecific variation in female aggression. Using neurogenomics, we evaluate whether the evolution of female competition is associated with diverse or shared molecular mechanisms. Our framework provides a useful co-consideration of the proximate and ultimate drivers of reproductive competition in female animals.
Date posted
Sep 29, 2022
Date updated
Nov 17, 2022